Chess Quote by Boris Spassky

Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.

— Boris Spassky

The beauty of a game of chess is usually assessed according to the sacrifices it contains.

— Rudolf Spielmann

Chess as a sport requires a lot of mental stamina, and this is what that makes it different from a physical sport. Chess players…

— Viswanathan Anand

Chess is a game of stimulation.

— Gza

We perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way…

— Richard Reti

Chess computers do not sweat during time pressure and commit costly blunders. Furthermore, the strength of these programs (over and above their faultless recall…

— Ira Carmen

Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination.

— Garry Kasparov

The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost.

— Viktor Korchnoi

Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.

— Albert Einstein

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

— Alexander Alekhine

In chess there is a world of intellectual values.

— Gerald Abrahams

Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the…

— Pope John Paul II